REPORT OF THE RAIN GAUGES. 195 
canal, there were two; one at Marple, and the 
other at Combs reservoir. At these places, 
gauges were placed in the ground, and observa- 
tions upon the fall of rain, as shown by both the 
old and new gauges, have been regularly made. 
The depth of rain in the Rochdale canal dis- 
trict, as shown by the gauges placed in the 
ground, which, for convenience, we may call the 
society’s gauges, for the year 1844, is as follows: 
————————— rn iE DEERE ieee 
So feet |pee (Hee [ae | a8 
[38 2 leeed-/888 g| s8e-lee 2) 3 
2 Siplthosesa £] s845| 22 5 «x OD 
Ze © BES OF So =| B25 | 2m =| fs & 
ag 8 getececé pl esse] seo8) 56 8 
| p8as |ee8eklseno S| moss | ZHEs | Mods 
Ss Re Sa S5e2h5 E)/Ssek) 5588 aor 
iG Bo? S$ ages 367 § 8235 ms 25 | Boos 
| SSeS§& m2. laee (Q > a4, oO 5°0s 
eioc 2283 BES | 338 | 8ES | Bes 
aa Pics | ia [fas [Fae [722 
In. tenths. | In. tenths, | In, tenths. | In. tenths. | In. tenths. | In, tenths. 
January...... SFO Deal Pee Quat Be | V2et 1°6 
February ..... 3°0 | 3:7 2°1 2°4 3°2 2°8 
March ...... 3:4. |. 4-1 8:2 8:0 8°8 4°4 
April.......+. 1:0 1:0 0:7 ei) 1:0 0:3 
May ......--- 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 02 | 0-0 | 0-0 
NC hacen acer s 220)" le 2°2 2°0 2°4 2°0 
July ........- ae 42° | Aa "| 40 1:7 
August ...... 3°8 3°8 o°2 52 5°2 4:3 
September...| 4°8 33.) SOO | 29 1:3 
October.....- 1°8 2°4 3:0 3°6 33 2°4 
November...| 2°7 oii 2:0 25 3:0 
December ...| 0°5 0°6 0:2 0°5 0:0 
PL OLB) ccssepecs 28:8 |30°3 | 31°6 | 34:2 
for9 months 
ys. 
